The Evolution of Gaming: Retro vs Modern Gaming

by Old School Gamer | Feb 24, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Opinions

  ARTICLE by CRUCIAL 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the first commercial home video game console entering the market. Needless to say, gaming technology has made significant strides since then. Gaming manufacturers have been competing ever since, developing...

Subscriber Spotlight – by Ben Magnet

by Ben Magnet | Feb 24, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, Console/Handheld, The Story Of...

The year is 1989. A young man, really an eleven-year-old kid, is playing the NES he’s had for just over a year, but he isn’t playing the classic Super Mario Bros. Instead of saving a princess in a castle or shooting down ducks, his eyes that evening are on a much...

NBA Jam, Cheating is OK – by Brad Feingold

by Brad Feingold | Feb 21, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Console/Handheld

You know, I was never a fan of Basketball. I couldn’t stand the squeaking of the sneakers. You have to run back and forth the whole game long and I couldn’t do that more than twice. To top it off, I was a terrible shot. With video games it was the same thing. Also, it...

Platform Picks: The Very Best Platformers On Antstream Arcade

by Antstream Blog | Feb 20, 2023 | 1980s, 1990s, 2020s, Antstream

Since the 1980 arcade game Space Panic, platform games have proved popular with gamers. Cemented with classics such as Miner 2049er, Donkey Kong and Mario Bros., the genre continues to entertain to this day. Join us as we celebrate platformer games with some of the...

My First Game: Jon Williams and Jet-Boot Jack

by Antstream Blog | Feb 20, 2023 | 1970s, 1980s, Antstream, Atari400800

Everyone has to start somewhere. Even the most dedicated and renowned game developers began with a straightforward idea, polishing and honing it until their first game duly appeared. Sometimes these would be released virtually unnoticed; on other occasions, they’d hit...

Lockdown Town ZX – 3 GAMES FOR THE PRICE OF 1 for the ZX Spectrum

by Indie Retro News | Feb 20, 2023 | 1980s, 2020s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired

Not satisfied with the amount of games mentioned and think more are needed? Then how about this latest game(s) from PuttyCAD and Tinsoldier, it’s ‘Lockdown Town ZX’. A brand new ZX Spectrum release in which the creator says is “3 GAMES FOR THE...